“There are countries we can no longer travel to,” Stanford says of himself and the core admin team. In recent years, the Saudi Arabian government has tried to push international aviation regulators to ban or prevent the public distribution of ADS-B data, although the proposal has not gone far. Musk, on the other hand, has...
After a few weeks almost constant rain and floodCalifornia is finally drying up, but hopefully not getting too much dry because the state needs all the rain it can get to deal with the historic drought. This is California at its most violent and controversial: climate change is making both dry spells and rainstorms more...
“I personally find it embarrassing to explain to friends and family why I’m being fired,” says one former Meta employee who was fired as part of layoffs in late 2022 and asked not to be identified so as not to jeopardize her future job. perspectives. But not only the suddenness, but also the inhumane way...
In 2004 Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were involved in a comically passive-aggressive IPO road show. They ditched business suits in favor of casual wear, refused to answer many of the questions of financial tycoons, and warned investors that instead of focusing on profits, the new public company could use its resources “to...
I don’t want to overestimate it – it’s not a flagship phone. Yes, you will still see stuttering here and there when switching between applications. You may need to force quit the app from time to time. But for the most part, I had a perfectly good experience using the A14 5G, not only for...
After a long crusade by Tucker Carlson of Fox News, the brand has suspended its advertising campaigns. This is a sneaky move that seems to be designed for social media.
in concrete rubble on Kanokupolu Beach, Tonga, leaves beginning to form a blanket, green and gleaming among the dull gray sand fragments. A year after the eruption of Hunga Tong – Hunga Haapai – a volcanic explosion stronger than Krakatoa that caused a surge in global warming, reshaped the ocean floor and destroyed two small...
Get a crew. One adult is not enough to have a safe bike bus, so another parent volunteered to serve as the “rear axle,” the driver who stays at the back of the group to watch for stragglers and steer oncoming vehicles. Then I wrote to a few friends to go to the center and...
ten years later his discovery, the implications of Crispr’s genome editing are deep and far-reaching, and we’re just getting started. This tool, adapted from the bacterial immune system, allows us to cut and edit the genetic code in any living cell to make targeted changes and fixes. Crispr therapy has helped a small number of...
Gene Wolfe was one of the most respected writers in science fiction. On their podcast Rereading Wolfehosts James Wynn and Craig Brewer analyze Wolfe’s masterpiece in detail. Book of the New Sun. “You should be talking about the Gene Wolfe story after you’ve read it,” Wynn says in episode 535 of the series. Geek’s Guide...
